but his best known for the stetson that he wore on "dallas." despite roles on film and on stage hagman will be always be remembered as the villainous j.r. ewing. >> and you drove cliff to attempt suicide? >> how service i to know he was going to do a dumb thing like that. >> when he was shot by an unknown assailant, it became one of the most famous cliffhangers in tv history watched by 300 million people from all around the world. hagman never expected the show to endure. >> honey, i just started the show doing six shows. i never thought i would do 300. >> in fact, the "dallas" franchise was so successful, the series was recently reprised. the u.s. network tnt brought it back with a new generation of ewings and hagman came back, too, returning as j.r. once again. critics say he was the best thing about "dallas," but explaining the characteristic character's appeal he once said the time is right for a real bad guy, and i'm it. >> have a good day, master. >> i'm going to have a wonderful day. >> it was a good guy who larry hagman blasted into peo